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Games Like Lord Winklebottom Investigates

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Point & Click, Detective, Adventure, Mystery.

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It’s the 1920s and the world’s foremost detective is about to embark on his most challenging case yet. Thankfully, in this world that’s not quite like our own, there’s nobody better to crack the case than the great detective and gentleman giraffe, Lord Winklebottom.

Reviews: Very Positive — 93% — of 237 reviews
Released: 2022-07-28
Developer: Cave Monsters
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    Dev: Mother Gaia StudioPub: CriticalLeap
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    A dead man hired you to solve his own murder. You have one day. Fourteen suspects. And as many attempts as it takes. A hand-drawn noir mystery set in 1937 Rio de Janeiro, where every suspect has a life, a schedule, and something to hide.

    Why similar: Detective 21.2%, Crime 20.2%, Investigation 14.6%, Point & Click 13.7%, Mystery 10.1%

  55. #55 LumineNight
    67% matchVery Positive88% of 562 reviews2024
    Dev: Spickasoft
    Windows

    LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.

    Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Point & Click 15.2%, Mystery 14.7%, Investigation 13.1%, Story Rich 6.1%

  56. #56 Murder at the Birch Tree Theater
    66% matchVery Positive96% of 129 reviews2026
    Dev: Crucible Juice Games
    Windows · Mac

    Uncover high drama in this whodunnit set in a small-town community theater. Gather clues by investigating the sets, casts and backstage crews of 10 theatrical productions, and piece together the story of each deadly crime.

    Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Crime 18.1%, Point & Click 18.1%, Investigation 13.5%, Mystery 11.6%

  57. #57 Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 603 reviews2023
    Dev: Videlectrix
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    Join Dangeresque, (Strong Bad from Homestar Runner) the world's greatest private eye/crooked cop, as he puzzles his way through 3 bite-sized roomisodes in this classic-style point n' click adventure.

    Why similar: Point & Click 33.6%, Detective 25.9%, Mystery 12.6%, Adventure 11.2%, Comedy 8.6%

  58. #58 Detective Hayseed - The Cloning Madness
    66% matchVery Positive98% of 241 reviews2023
    Dev: Zima software
    Windows · Mac

    Join the crazy police detective Francis in his search for a kidnapped cloned beauty and go through countless escapades with him in this classic point & click adventure full of comedy.

    Why similar: Detective 30.8%, Point & Click 29.9%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Dark Humor 9%, Adventure 7.5%

  59. #59 Whispers of a Machine
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 2,011 reviews2019
    Dev: Clifftop GamesPub: Raw Fury
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.

    Why similar: Detective 33.2%, Point & Click 29.9%, Mystery 12.2%, Adventure 9.6%, Puzzle 5.1%

  60. #60 An English Haunting
    66% matchVery Positive96% of 446 reviews2024
    Dev: Postmodern Adventures
    Windows

    While looking for the existence of the Great Beyond, Professor Patrick Moore, aided by a fake medium, will build a device to see the other side, embark on a search for a millenary artifact, and investigate the most haunted manor of 1907 England.

    Why similar: Point & Click 41.4%, Mystery 23.8%, Adventure 12.2%, Story Rich 8.1%, 2D 6.1%

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